Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

mitzee on Civil-Ssrvice Reform. Mr. Hiscock
introduced bill repeating internal taxes on raw
sugar. The House, in Committee of the Whole.
considered bills reported from the Committee
on Public Lands and Buildings, and afterward
again went into committee the bill CONSOLE
dating several bureaus of the Naval Depart
ment. After this the River and Harber bill was
reported and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 10th petitions we're
presented for reduction of internal revenue anG
in regard to the pending Interstate Commerce
bill. The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the bill to provide lands for the
Indians in severalty and then took up the Inter
state Commerce bill. Senators Beck and Cul-
lom spoke at length in favor of the conference
report and Senator Stanford against q After an
executive session the Senate adjourned. In the
House, aftar the receipt of a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury in reply 10
the resolution asking for Interpretation Of
the tariff law respecting the duty fish, bills
were introduced, among them n bin by Mr.. Nor
rill, OF Kansas, to place lumber and salt on the
free list, and by Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, author
iZing the erection of public buildings in towns
where the gross receipts OF the Government are
$1,000. The floor then given to the
District of Columbia Committee, and after the
passage OF several District measures the House
adjourned.
THE Senate on the 11th took up, amended
and passed the House hll for the relief of set
tiers and purchasers of land in Kansas and Ne
braska. The Ull appropriates 5000 to reim-
ourse those who had to pay the Northern Kan
the Senate resumed consideration OF theI
state Commerce bill, debate on which continued
until adjournment. ., In the House committees
reported and the bih appropriating money to
purchase a site and erect public building at
Charleston, s. c., was considered. In Commit
tee Of the Whole the House took up the bill
cret,ting Department of Agriculture and La
Dor, and the bill finally reported to the
House and passed The bill to amend the act
to establish the Bureau of Animal Industry was
taken up and debated unfit adjournment.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. a4oar re-
ported the bill TO extend the time for filing
claims in the Court OF Claims, under the French
Spoliation act, twelve months. Mre Allison re-
ported back an appropriation bill with amend
ments. The bill Amending the statutes
in regard to the renting selling OF Gov
ernmeat property was taken up and passed.
Debate on the Interstate Commerce bill
then resumed and continued
until adjournment. In the House, after
ROUTINE work, the special order, the Edmunds
Anti-Po1ygamy bill and Mr. fuckers substitute.
then came up, and after lengthy debate the
substitute was agreed to, and the bill as amend
ed passed without a division, only eight MEM
bers rising TO demand the yeas and nays. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the 18th committees re
ported and Mr.. Vests resolution directing the
Secretsrylof the Treasury to furnish full and
completed statement by itemiZed accounts OF
prosecutions of criminal cases il State courts
by Federal officials from July l, 1879, to Decem-
Der 1, 1886, and the amount paid them,
modified at the suggestion of Mr.. Edmunds
as to include civil cases and then adopted De
bate on the Interstate Commerce bill was then
resumed, and occupied most of the day. The
Senate disagreed to the House amend
ment to the AntiPolygamy bill and
conference was appointed. Adjourned. -. In
the Ho2se, after routine business, the bill passed
amending the law regulating the removal of
causes from State to Federal courts by increas-
ing the amount from $500 to S2,000, and making
other restrictions as to removing such causes,
fharo tafn st-;o
Courts of Jurisdiction in civil suits between cor
porations and the citizen OF State. The bill
also passed providing for the bringing of suits
against the Government Adjourned.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
On the 10th, IN the lunacy proceedings
against the wife of Prof. Emmons, of the
Geological Survey, at Washington, two
doctors were called, who testified that Mrs.
Emmons was insane and subject to delu-
sions. The proceedings were often inter-
rupted by Mrs. Emmons' pointed and witty
remarks on the testimony given.
The Farmers National Congress con-
vened recently in Museum Hall of the
Smithsonian Institution. President Robert
Beverly, of Virginia, called the convention
Go order.
THE reception rooms If Chamberlain
Hotel at Washington were crowded on the
evening of the 18th by brilliant assem-
blage of alumni of Yale College and in
Dwight. The President was not present on
account OF his health. All the members of
his Cabinet were present except Secretary
Lamar and Attorney General Garland.
Chief Justice Waite was also present.
THE President gave a reception 70 the
diplomatic corps on the 18th.
THE EAST.
THE opera house block in SimooS, n. H,
a four-story brick structure, was destroyed
by fire recently, causing loss of $4,000.
Falling walls damaged several adjoining
buildings.
A Dynamite factory near Plattsburg, N
Y, was destroyed by fire and an explosion
short time ago. No lives were lost, though
the shock was felt for twenty miles.
IT is stated by reliable authority that the
Vanderbilt stockholders in the Pittsburgh
Il Lake Erie Railroad Company are pre-
pairing to test the validity of the trust deed
in the courts, and that suit will be en-
tered shortly. The Vanderbilts claim that
the trust is void, and that the deed is but
voluntary proxy, empowering the trustees
to vote the stock, but giving them no other
powers.
A LARGELY attended meeting of railroad
officials held session recently at Philadel-
phia, Pa, for the purpose of arranging the
coke pool percentages for the current year.
The session adjourned, however, without
reaching settlement or fixing date for
another conference.
PRESIDENT THOMPSON, of the Broadway
surface road, New York city, lately refused
to restore the wages of the drivers and con-
ductors to e. % per day.
JUpGE PRATT, of the Supreme Court OF
New York, handed down his long-delayed
decision in the case OF ex-Alderman Nc
Quade, denying the motion for a stay of
proceedings pending an appeal. The effect
of denial for a stay caused his impediate
transfer to the State prison.
TxrEr ExQ Committee of MinQrSf and
Lahorers' Subdivision No. 1 of District As
sembly No. 1S5, Knights of Labor, which
includes the entire anthracite coal fields,
held session at Hazelton, Pa, recently and